Acute intoxication of deltamethrin in monosex Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus with special reference to the clinical, biochemical and haematological effects

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 212-217

  El Sayed, Y S ^a   Saad, T T ^a   El Bahr, S M ^a  

^a Alexandria University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Biochemical effects; Deltamethrin; Haematological effects; Median lethal concentration; Monosex tilapia

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; DELTAMETHRIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; INTOXICATION; LC 50; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TILAPIA;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 34648816539     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2007.05.006     Document Type: Article

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